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When Oklahoma 4-H selected “Wild About 4-H” as the theme for the 2026 State 4-H Roundup, no one could have predicted just how successful the event would be for Kingfisher County 4-H members.

Family and friends gathered recently in the home of Mary Hasley to celebrate the Cashion resident’s 94th birthday. “It was a wonderful way to celebrate and I felt very loved,” said Cashion’s oldest resident.

• STATE OF THE CITY: City Manager Jim Thomas and Mayor Geoff Covalt will address the public during a “state of the city” luncheon. It will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, at Pioneer’s Engineering Conference Center, 315 E. Robberts. The lunch is free, but RSVP is required.

Hennessey’s 522 ambulance district board members opted for the Town of Hennessey Board of Trustees to continue operating, and paying for, ambulance services for the town, for now.The board held its first meeting Wednesday at the Hennessey Fire Department.

Don’t let his title fool you.Brandon Hubbard is a small-town boy who hasn’t forgotten the people and place that led him to where he is today.And he’s grateful. Grateful everyday that he gets to do what he loves.

Oklahoma has the nation’s first statewide program to expand access to healthcare, workforce services and digital skills training through public libraries.Kingfisher will soon be the center point of it all.A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for 2 p.m.

Marriage LicensesKingfisher County Court Clerk Lauren Stroh issued marriage licenses recently to the following couples: July 6: Alan Eduardo Pasillas, 27, and Daisy Mae Lapat, 24, both of Piedmont.July 7: Ahmed Mohamed Mahgoub, 24, and Melody Hope Wilfong, 25, both of Kingfisher.

Voters in Kingfisher County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Aug. 25 primary runoff election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Shawna Fulks said.Absentee ballots are available to all registered voters, provided they are eligible to vote in the election requested.

Another infrastructure upgrade is set to take place in Kingfisher over the next three months.A contractor is set to begin work this week to replace 19 “non-operational” fire hydrants in city limits.The City of Kingfisher provided a map that shows the project area in which those hydrants are located.

Hennessey’s mayor said there’s a strong need for a special election “as soon as possible.”That’s what Randy Bohnstedt told Town Administrator Tiffany Rowen during last Tuesday’s town board meeting.